Otarian Comes From the Land Down Under; Locanda Verde Redoes Drinks

East Village: A new bar has finally set its sights on the spot that held the Raven Café before it was destroyed by a fire in 2006. [EV Grieve]Midtown East: The Oak Room is celebrating the snow by serving hot chocolate in fifteen-ounce to-go thermoses. Ten percent of the proceeds will go to the Central Park Conservancy. [Grub Street]Red Hook: The corner of Ninth and Smith, formerly the site of an Uncle Louie G’s, will soon house Il Cuntuccio Brick Oven Pizza. [Pardon Me for Asking]

Tribeca: On Monday, Locanda Verde launches a cocktail list by Bobo mixologist Naren Young. [Tasting Table]West Village: Final preparations on Otarian, a vegetarian fast-food chain from Australia, look to be wrapping up as the eatery gets ready to open its first East Coast outpost on Bleecker Street. [Bowery Boogie]